111 Quotes About Dante

He tried not to laugh, but he wasn't good at controlling all the laughter that lived inside of him.

I am responsible for myself. Every time I do the things I shouldn't do or fail to do the things I should do, I sin. The weight of our sins can seem overwhelming, so much so that we feel trapped by them in a dark wood of our own making. What makes it worse is the sense in contemporary culture that sin is either not real or no big deal.

Someone who writes aphorisms shouldn't pretend to be competing with Dante or Sophocles.

Try it again," I said. "Kiss me.""No," he said."Kiss me.""No," And then he smiled. "You kiss me."I placed my hand on the back of his neck. I pulled him toward me. And kissed him. I kissed him. And I kissed him. And I kissed him. And I kissed him. And he kept kissing me back.

There is no greater sorrow Than to be mindful of the happy time In misery

Come on, shake off the covers of this sloth, for sitting softly cushioned, or tucked in bed, is no way to win fame.

Sa-ti amintesti de seara asta, fiindca este inceputul vesniciei.

...It is the one time Dante calls such explicit attention to the idea of contrapasso-a word for which we have no exact translation, no precise definition in English, because the word in itself is its definition... Well, my dear Longfellow, I would say countersuffering ... the notion that each sinner must be punished by continuing the damage of his own sin against him... just as these Schismatics are cut apart...

Poi s'appiccar, come di calda cera fossero stati, e mischiar lor colore, né l'un né l'altro già parea quel ch'era:come procede innanzi da l'ardore, per lo papiro suso, un color bruno che non è nero ancora e 'l bianco more.